special assistant

Chapter 4

Unknowingly, Huo Yihang crossed the line of defense and held Zhuo Ran's hand.

"Please don't be joking." Zhuo Ran withdrew his hand, even without glasses to assist him, he was still awake, and he could be 100% sure that Huo Yihang's words were not sincere.

"I'm serious." Huo Yihang frowned distressedly, and said, "You see, I haven't dated recently, and I've been focusing on you. You still don't believe me? That's all right, I'll put the date in my phone Delete all the contacts, I promise I won't bother you again, OK?"

While talking, he took out the phone in front of Zhuo Ran, and his fingers danced nimbly on the buttons. After a while, he showed Zhuo Ran the words "deleted" on the screen of the phone.

"You don't have to..." Zhuo Ran sighed.

Huo Yihang interrupted him and said, "Zhuo Ran, I like you, I think it's worth doing this for you."

His sudden confession made Zhuo Ran feel flattered by his prudence, and what came to his heart instantly was not emotion, but deep helplessness.

Did Huo Yihang take too much pains for himself?

Of course, he wasn't that confident yet, thinking that he could change Hua Hua Tai Sui's temperament, Huo Yihang's attachment to him should be more due to his unwillingness to eat.

It seems that it is really not easy to make this man who is getting more and more frustrated and courageous retreat.

Zhuo Ran rubbed his eyebrows with a headache.

In fact, there is another way to get rid of this situation, and that is to resign and leave. However, Huo Yihang's father personally interviewed him and promoted him to the position of president assistant. Being able to assist Huo Yihang well, he didn't want to let down the old man's trust, so he didn't want to give up this job easily.

Huo Yihang's pursuit is troublesome for him, but fortunately, Huo Yihang still has a serious and capable side in business affairs. At least when he was in the company, Huo Yihang would still treat him as a right-hand man, and he would not show his true colors until he got off work.

He has always been cautious in his words and deeds, and kept a proper distance from Huo Yihang, but he never thought that in just two days, Huo Yihang would easily explore his inner feelings and unearth an unknown love in him. I have to say, this person is really A master of love.

On the other hand, I am indeed a rookie in this respect. A crush I had when I was young ended up without me realizing it, and it also caused irreversible results. Huo Yihang said it was a shadow, that's not an exaggeration. Thinking of himself indirectly killing the person he likes, he couldn't help but hesitate about things like feelings.

He was not good at dealing with such things by nature, even if he tore his face and refused, it didn't work, Zhuo Ran only felt that he was being forced into a difficult situation by this willful and reckless man like Huo Yihang.

"I really can't accept you."

"Why? You can like that high school classmate of yours, so naturally you can also like me." After a pause, Huo Yihang said unconvinced, "Could it be that I'm not as good as him?"

Zhuo Ran sighed and said, "That's not the case, you don't have to compare yourself with Yuan Ming."

Huo Yihang said sourly: "You can't forget him, so you won't accept others."

Zhuo Ran was very embarrassed and didn't know how to explain it.

"Don't you think you're very cruel to me? I've been chasing you for so long, and it's fine if you don't give me a chance, and you don't even let me be a friend?" Huo Yihang pretended to be pitiful. With resentful eyes, once released, he never missed.

Sure enough, Zhuo Ran seemed a little shaken, and said hesitantly: "It's just a friend..."

Huo Yihang looked at him expectantly, and said confidently: "Start as a friend, I believe you will like me."

Zhuo Ran thought about it, instead of always entangled with him "you chase me and run away", it is better to let everything go with the flow, just like Huo Yihang is very confident in his own charm, Zhuo Ran also believes that he has enough concentration to Resist temptation.

"If it's a friend, then if I want to leave now, will you still stop me?" Zhuo Ran asked tentatively.

Huo Yihang showed a hint of disappointment, pursed his thin lips, and said unwillingly, "I... won't stop it."

"That's good." Zhuo Ran stood up, seeing Huo Yihang's contradictory expression, which obviously wanted to keep him, but because of bad feelings, he felt slightly relieved.

"You...you really just left like this?" Huo Yihang followed Zhuo Ran to the entrance.

Zhuo Ran put on his glasses, and his vision became much clearer. He turned around and bid farewell to Huo Yihang, saying, "You'd better rest early, see you at our company tomorrow."

He opened the door, and Huo Yihang walked to the door wearing slippers, with a reluctant look on his face.

Zhuo Ran's heart is still not hard enough, seeing him like this, he couldn't help asking: "Do you need me to pick you up tomorrow morning?"

"Okay." Huo Yihang immediately smiled as if changing his face.

"Can you come over at 07:30?"

"You can go earlier, and we will have morning tea together." Huo Yihang's high-end apartment has a restaurant for residents to enjoy. It is convenient and tastes like a five-star hotel.

Zhuo Ran felt that this was acceptable, so he nodded and said, "I'll be there at seven."

Huo Yihang's smile deepened, he waved his hand and said, "See you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow."

As soon as he entered the house, Zhuo Ran loosened his tie and sat down on the sofa wearily. The clock on the wall had reached one o'clock in the morning, and he had been tossing all night for no reason.

He closed his eyes, thinking back on this night, he didn't know if he was doing right or not, although he and Huo Yihang had indeed gotten a little closer these two days, but being friends - he doubted whether they would succeed.

How long can a man like Huo Yihang, who only misses one night of passion, maintain a pure friendship?If he doesn't give in, will Huo Yihang be honest?After tonight, he was a little afraid of this man, he couldn't see such a powerful force dormant in such a slender body, he looked like a hidden docile beast, if Huo Yihang wasn't feeling well, he wouldn't It would be so easy to get away.

Fortunately, there was no danger at all.

After thinking about it for a long time, Zhuo Ran started to feel really sleepy, so he dragged his body into the bathroom, he had to get up early tomorrow, taking a shower and going to bed was the main thing at present, and put the rest aside for the time being.

When I saw Huo Yihang the next day, his headache symptoms had completely disappeared, and his forehead was no longer burning. It seemed that he was resting well and his whole body was full of energy.

Zhuo Ran went to drink morning tea with him. The manager of the restaurant enthusiastically brought them into the private room without saying a word. Someone came to serve the food soon. Can't help but praise.

Huo Yihang picked up a shrimp dumpling and put it into Zhuo Ran's bowl, and said, "If you like it, come and eat with me often. You know, I eat breakfast alone every morning, and I'm very lonely."

Zoran declined to comment.

Huo Yihang persisted and said: "I heard that watching the person you like eat will make your appetite better than usual. Zhuo Ran, I really think this sentence is right. If you can eat with me every day, even if I grow into a big fat man Willingly."

"President, don't make fun of me." Zhuo Ran finally opened his mouth dumbfounded.

"Hey, it's not work time yet, you are not allowed to call me the president." Huo Yihang shook his finger.

"..."

Before arriving at the company, Zhuo Ran decided to keep silent.

On the day Uncle Li was discharged from the hospital, Zhuo Ran was too busy to pick him up. He didn't tell anyone about it, especially his immediate boss, Huo Yihang. But later, he didn't know where Huo Yihang got the news from, so he actually sent a company car to Zhuo Ran didn't know about the hospital pick-up until he called Aunt Li after work that day to inquire about the situation.

In order to thank Uncle Li, Aunt Li asked Zhuo Ran to spread the word and wanted to invite Huo Yihang to his house for dinner. When Zhuo Ran told Huo Yihang the next day, Huo Yihang agreed without saying a word.

In the evening, Zhuo Ran drove Huo Yihang to Uncle and Aunt Li's home in an ordinary residential area. The house without an elevator made Huo Yihang, who was not used to climbing stairs, exhausted. When he entered the door, he found that the other person's house didn't even have air-conditioning. He was so hot that he quickly loosened his tie and took off his coat.

"I'll do it." Zhuo Ran stepped forward to take his coat, and hung it on the hanger in the corner with his own coat familiarly.

Huo Yihang unbuttoned his cuff buttons and said with a smile, "It seems that you are a regular customer."

Zhuo Ran was silent for a moment, then said, "I came here almost every day when I was in high school."

It was only then that Huo Yihang remembered that this was also the home of that Li Yuanming, Zhuo Ran probably had many good memories here, thinking of this, he felt uncomfortable at first.

Aunt Li prepared a table of sumptuous meals for them, and Uncle Li even took out wine to respect Huo Yihang non-stop.

"Mr. Huo, you are a big man and a busy person. Thank you for taking time out to come to our house and taking care of us." Uncle Li held Huo Yihang's hand tightly.

Huo Yihang said modestly: "Uncle Li, you don't have to be polite to me, Zhuo Ran is my good friend, and you are Zhuo Ran's elders, so I should help." He smiled slightly, and said: "By the way, you don't want to Call me Mr. Huo, just call me Xiao Huo just like you call Zhuo Ran."

His approachable attitude made Uncle Li and Aunt Li so grateful that he didn't know what to say, so they added food and toasted, and the enthusiasm made him almost overwhelmed.

"Xiaozhuo, you really made a very good friend. Yuanming is alive in the sky, and I will be happy for you." Seeing the two young men of similar age, Aunt Li couldn't help but think of her son who died young, and immediately felt emotional stand up.

Zhuo Ran's expression seemed calm, but Huo Yihang didn't miss the chopsticks that shook slightly in his hand just now.

"Aunt Li, I'm sorry, I'm all to blame for what happened to Yuan Ming." Zhuo Ran blamed himself.

"No, no, no, it's not your fault, it's because Yuanming's mental capacity is too weak. If I had known that he took this so seriously, I shouldn't have been forcing him back then, maybe he would have I won't commit suicide because I can't accept the reality." Aunt Li sighed and was about to cry.

"Okay, let's not talk about this, the food is getting cold, eat quickly, eat quickly." Uncle Li hurriedly smoothed things over.

At this moment, Zhuo Ran had an urge to tell the truth. He hoped to be scolded severely, because he felt that he was not qualified to be forgiven.

However, just when he was about to speak, a pair of chopsticks picked up the food and stuck it into his bowl.

"Don't keep a sullen face when eating, just smile." Huo Yihang winked at him.

Perhaps infected by his relaxed and humorous attitude, Aunt Li said: "You don't know, Xiao Huo, Xiao Zhuo has been like this since before, and he is serious in everything he does. I have never seen a more serious child than him. "

"Yeah, when I was a teenager, I was as calm as an adult, very sensible." Uncle Li also echoed.

"Really?" Huo Yihang asked with interest, "Uncle Li, Aunt Li, please tell me something interesting about Zhuo Ran before, he is so invulnerable now."

As soon as the topic changed without showing any trace, Uncle Li and Aunt Li were also brought up to interest, and the three of them ignored Zhuo Ran and started discussing happily.

Driven by Huo Yihang, the atmosphere at the dinner table became lively again, Zhuo Ran couldn't bear to spoil it, and finally gave up the idea and listened to their chatting silently.

When leaving, Aunt Li took Huo Yihang's hand and said "Come again next time, come again next time", with Zhuo Ran's long-lost happy smile on her face.

On the way to send Huo Yihang home, Zhuo Ran was full of gratitude and whispered, "Thank you, thank you for coming today."

"Zhuoran, you should know that I am for you, and you are not afraid to say it frankly, as long as it makes you happy, I am willing to do anything." Huo Yihang said seriously.

"...Sorry." Zhuo Ran felt indebted for not being able to repay Huo Yihang's love.

"I don't want to hear you say this, I know you can't accept me for a while, but I can wait, take your time, one day you will find that I am a good man." Huo Yihang was full of confidence.

I can feel his sincerity from the words, and think of his recent life of self-cultivation. Zhuo Ran is not a piece of wood, so I can't help but be moved. I thought that the calm lake in my heart would not be able to make waves again, but I didn't expect that I couldn't resist the raging storm. Zhuo Ran didn't dare to show it, fearing that once he found out, he would fall faster.

Zhuo Ran didn't want to become like that, not only because he didn't trust Huo Yihang's feelings, but if possible, he hoped that he could accept a woman.Recently, his parents who are employed by a foreign university have started to hint to him on the phone that he should hurry up and take care of major life events. If Huo Yihang hadn't reminded him of his feelings for Li Yuanming, perhaps he had already found a partner under the arrangement of his parents, and then This is how to make do with life.

It has to be said that after meeting Huo Yihang, Zhuo Ran's life completely deviated from the original plan, and was developing in a direction that even Zhuo Ran himself didn't know.

Before getting out of the car, Huo Yihang invited Zhuo Ran to sit at home, but he also knew that Zhuo Ran would definitely refuse, so he didn't have too much expectation.

"Can you leave me next Tuesday night?" After being rejected, Huo Yihang invited again without hesitation.

"Next... Tuesday?"

"It's your birthday, isn't it?"

Zhuo Ran nodded, it's not surprising that Huo Yihang had read his resume and knew this.

"I know your parents aren't around, so I want to help you celebrate."

"No, I don't celebrate birthdays very much."

Huo Yihang has long been used to his ungrateful attitude, without even a trace of frustration on his face, he continued: "If you think it's boring to celebrate with just the two of us, you can call all your colleagues in the company."

"I don't like excitement, and I don't want to let everyone know about trivial things like birthdays." Zhuo Ran's attitude was firm.

Huo Yihang sighed helplessly, and said, "Sometimes I really suspect that you are being so indifferent to me on purpose, as if no matter how much I do, no matter how well I do, it is not worth mentioning in your eyes."

Zhuo Ran pursed his lips and did not explain.

"Okay, I'm going home, be careful all the way." Huo Yihang forced a smile, got out of the car and left.

Zhuo Ran, who started the engine immediately, waited until the lights on the Huoyi terminal turned on, and then slowly turned the car and drove towards his residence.

Looking at the road ahead, he couldn't forget Huo Yihang's hurt expression just before he got off the car. He never thought that Huo Yihang, who was as high-spirited as he was, would show such an expression.

Zhuo Ran felt a little regretful, maybe he could agree to Huo Yihang's proposal to hold a birthday party for him just now, after all, the other party had good intentions, and he also said that he didn't need to be alone, but he still refused in a hard tone, feeling like he was full of Huo Yihang's intentions suspicion.

After experiencing so many merciless rejections, ordinary people probably lost their temper and gave up long ago. Huo Yihang's ability to persevere until now, does it mean that he really put his heart into it?

As a secretary, Zhuo Ran is well aware of how restrained Huo Yihang is these days. He goes to work on time during the day and doesn't go out to play at night. Even the media and magazines are shouting that after Mr. Huo lived in seclusion, gossip news decreased and sales dropped a lot.

All kinds of signs made Zhuo Ran feel at a loss - if Huo Yihang used his sincerity as a weapon, how much chance would he have of winning?

After that night, Huo Yihang didn't bring up the matter of birthday again, Zhuo Ran didn't want to cause any complications, so he just pretended it was over.

On Tuesday morning, Zhuo Ran rushed to the company and was 5 minutes late for an unprecedented time. Huo Yihang saw that he was in a hurry and came out of the office to ask about the situation.

"Sorry, I'm late." Seeing the boss, Zhuo Ran immediately stood up and apologized for his behavior.

Huo Yihang didn't want him to feel that he was pursuing, so he smiled lightly and said, "It's okay, I'm just asking as usual, is there anything wrong?"

"No." Zhuo Ran shook his head lightly.

Huo Yihang always felt that his expression was wrong, but no matter how he asked, Zhuo Ran didn't say a word.

During the lunch break, everyone else had almost left, Huo Yihang saw that Zhuo Ran was still hard at work, so he knocked on his table and reminded: "It's time for lunch."

Zhuo Ran raised his head, supported his glasses, and said, "Oh, it's already this time." After speaking, he habitually touched his wrist, as if preparing to look at his watch.

However, Huo Yihang found that his wrist was empty.

"Where's your watch?"

Zhuo Ran looked down, and then remembered to say: "It broke." While saying this, he still touched his wrist, absent-minded as if he was not used to not wearing a watch.

"Did it fall in the morning?" Huo Yihang immediately connected the watch with being late.

"Hmm." Now that he was guessed right, Zhuo Ran had no choice but to admit that he became abnormally nervous because this watch had a special meaning to him.

"Did you take it for repair?" Huo Yihang could see that he cared about the watch.

"I asked in the morning, but it can't be repaired." Before Zhuo Ran came to the company, he went to the watch shop, and the watch repairer said that he couldn't do anything. For this reason, he went to several watch repair shops one after another, otherwise he would not be late.

At this time, Huo Yihang's cell phone rang suddenly, he motioned to Zhuo Ran, walked aside and picked up the phone, after speaking, he came back and said to Zhuo Ran: "I have an appointment, let's go first, don't forget to go to dinner, you can work Do it after lunch break."

"Okay, please go slowly."

"Also—" Huo Yihang looked around, then smiled, and said, "There is no one now, so I can say, happy birthday."

Zhuo Ran didn't expect that he would keep his birthday in his heart, and he was stunned for a moment before whispering, "Thank you." There is no need for a birthday party, just a sincere wish is enough.

Not long after sending Huo Yihang away, Zhuo Ran also left the office to eat at the fast food restaurant downstairs opposite the company. He sat alone in front of the glass window and ate an unusual business set meal.

If Huo Yihang hadn't reminded him, he might not have remembered that today was his birthday, because both his parents were strict subject professors, and they didn't pay much attention to such trivial things. I also felt disappointed that I didn't have a birthday cake, but that was an immature age after all. Now that I think about it, I only find it funny, not sad.

However, he has not heard anyone say "Happy Birthday" to him for many years. Since his best friend passed away, he has never told anyone about his birthday. Except for his parents, Li Yuanming, The only person who knows his birthday will send him blessings on this day every year. He said that it was not his birthday, so Li Yuanming did not send a gift, but he insisted on saying "Happy Birthday".

After so many years, Zhuo Ran was quite moved when he received this birthday greeting again, most of which was moved. Maybe Huo Yihang and Li Yuanming could not be compared, but he believed that the heart was the same, and Huo Yihang respected his wishes. The thing itself is already commendable.

After a while, Zhuo Ran remembered to check whether the lunch break had passed, and touched his wrist in vain, so he had to smile wryly that he didn't have a long memory, and then took out his mobile phone to read.

It was still early, and it would not be too late to go back in half an hour.

Anyway, nothing happened, so Zhuo Ran spread a piece of tissue paper on the table, carefully took out the broken watch, and tried to put the scattered parts back together.

Zhuo Ran was reluctant to throw away this watch. It was a graduation gift from his parents. It was a kind of encouragement and affirmation to him. Before this, his parents rarely rewarded him. They thought he should do well. of.Therefore, it was beyond his expectation to receive this graduation gift, but he cherished it even more because of it. Even if the watch is no longer available, he hopes to keep it as much as possible.

He tilted his head slightly so that the light would not be blocked, and stared intently at his hands. The parts were so small and thin that it was very difficult to make out their original position. Several times he had to stop and push. Glasses to soothe tired eyes.

Half an hour passed, and he worked hard for a long time to finally restore the appearance of the watch to its original appearance. Although it could no longer move, it did not prevent him from keeping it as a souvenir.

Back at the company, Zhuo Ran continued with the unfinished work in the morning, and just as he opened the document, a call came from the CEO's office, asking him to come in.

Zhuo Ran put down the phone, knocked on the door and entered Huo Yihang's office.

"What can I do for you?"

Not long after Huo Yihang came back from the outside, he took off his coat and hung it on the back of the chair. Seeing Zhuo Ran approaching, he smiled and said, "Now I want to use my official time to talk to you about some personal matters. I hope you don't refuse."

Zhuo Ran didn't understand, and watched him wait for the next text.

Huo Yihang pushed an exquisitely packaged gift in front of Zhuo Ran, and said, "Why don't you miss a birthday present, open it and see if you like it."

Zhuo Ran sincerely appreciated his kindness, and said, "Thank you, I appreciate your kindness, and I also accept your blessing, but I cannot accept this gift, please take it back."

"You should open it first and have a look." Huo Yihang said unwillingly.

His eyes were very earnest, Zhuo Ran had no choice but to open the package, and inside was a men's watch with a generous style, which was obviously bought by Huo Yihang during his lunch break.

"How is it? The clerk said it was the latest model. I thought it was good. I thought you would like it, so I bought it without hesitation." Huo Yihang never doubted his vision.

"very nice."

Zhuo Ran's affirmation made Huo Yihang elated, but the next moment he experienced what it was like to fall from the clouds.

"I can't accept such an expensive gift from you for nothing. Please deduct the money for the watch from my salary." Zhuo Ran accepted the watch, but he didn't want to spend any money from Huo Yihang.

"Why? This is my birthday present to you." Huo Yihang felt a little bit frustrated, he had tried his best to follow Zhuo Ran's wishes, why didn't Zhuo Ran even give him this bit of face?

"You don't get paid for nothing, and this watch is not cheap. If you don't agree with my suggestion, then I can't accept it."

"Zhuoran, you..." Huo Yihang had never seen such a hard-headed person like him. To put it bluntly, he simply didn't know how to compliment him, so he felt a little angry.

"Yihang, I really thank you for your intentions, but this gift is too expensive, I can't just accept it like this, and you don't think that the gift is meaningless if I pay for it myself. I can feel it." Zhuo Ran patiently explained that he didn't mean to embarrass the other party, but he had his own principles to stick to.

Hearing Zhuo Ran call his name, the anger in Huo Yihang's heart immediately dissipated. Regardless of whether Zhuo Ran was intentional or not, he would call him by his name at this time. It can be seen that he was taken to heart. This big discovery is completely enough to make up for it. Sorry for the gift being rejected.